Conclusion on the interviewing of children
The Policy Memorandum suggests that conduct by eight-11 year olds that would have been dealt with previously under Children’s Hearing offence grounds was ‘typically of a minor to moderate severity’xixPolicy Memo, Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill , p.21, para 98 with very serious harmful behaviour being described as ‘comparatively rare’xxPolicy Memo, Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill, p.21, para 98.